Kazakhstan: metal export prices up in February 2018

In February export prices increased by 1.6% from December 2017, while import prices – by 1%.

According to the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of the National Economy, iron ore ores became 14.5% more expensive, manganese ores export prices increased by 13.2%, copper – by 13.1%, coal – by 3.9% and zinc – by 2.6%.

At the same time ferroalloy export prices dropped by 3.3%, and ferrous rolled metal – by 3.1%. (Ukrainian metal)